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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31
Silvs farm at Carbon Cliff yesterday
morning, but it was quenched without

Silvis' farm at Carbon Cliff yesterday
morning, but it was quenched without
serious loss.
Mr.. w s Fulmer, Superintendent
Sudlow's genial clerk at the Rock
Island & Peoria general freight office. is
rustcating at Virgil, Oak
Mrs W w Eggleston has returned
from an extended visit in the east.
Among Others she visited her father at
Geneva, and son at New York City.
A married man and turkey can
nearly being coniiscated Saturday night
but the man succeeded in getting Il e
fowl home after much tribulation.
Six colors ladies broadcloth suitings,
fifty four inches wide; all the rage. just
received by express at McCabe Bros
81 AZ per yard Chicago price 81.
The new high school will be dedicated
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock. Presl-
dent Reimers of the school board, will
deliver an address. while Congressman
Gest and Maj. Connolly will respond.
DR.. s G rlummer. Jr, who has been
surgeon at the Cook county hospital in
Chicago for year and a half, has re-
turned to Rock Island and will practice
medicine with his father here in the fus
ture
A boy by the name of D'z, in Guyers
addition, was shot in the face by com
panOn while hunting on the bluffs yes
terday afternoon. He may lose the
sight of one eye as a result of the acci>
dent, though Dr. Trucsdae has hopes of
bringing him through all right.
Aldermen Howard and Schafer have
located the First ward lights rs follows
Sixth street and Second avenue, Fourth
street and Third avenue, Secoud street
and Fourth avenue. Second street and
Sixth avenue, Fifth street and Eighth
avenue, Seventh street and Eighth ave-
nue., Fourth street and Fifth avenue
The tower remains at the corner of
Fifth street and Fourth avenue This
ward is anxious to get another tower
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31
BETTER PROSPECTS.
The Globe PIow Works May Resume
The Financial Statement Present
Condition and Outlook for the Flu

The Globe PIow Works May Resume
The Financial staten nt Present
Condition and Outlook for the Flu
ture.
The invitation of the Globe Plow COM
pany of Davenport for meeting OF citi-
Gems Saturday afternoon at the company's
office was quite generally responded to, a
large number of citizens turning out,
who manifested much interest in the pro-
ceedings. W K. White, the Democrat
Gazette says, called the meeting to order
and then reviewed the history of the com
pany-going back to the commencement,
when the Davenport Plow company was
founded, and following the record until
the formation of the Globe enterprise
and spoke of the prosperity of the latter
up to the day the works were closed on a
claim of 81 $685. "a. He spoke of this as
wrong, and of the liability of
Brown & Co. for damages. He
made a statement of the assets and
liabilities. showing assets of $61, 453
liabilities, S37, 43O 10, and balance of
$24. 022SS. Secretary Scharfenberg
made statement as to the business of
the company. The goods of the compa-
ny were fast making reputation for them-
selves, the proof of which was in many
letters from distant dealers he cited.
Several car lots were being filled when
the a ttachment caused the closing of the
works There was general conference
among the business men present. all urg-
ing the reopening of the works.
To this end it was decided that pub
lie meeting be held in the city hall at
Davenport next Tuesday evening at 7:30
and that presentation of the facts be
then made to see if this enterprise cannot
be sustained in Davenport. This will be
encouraging to Rock Island capital in
vested 10 the enterprise.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

Rev ]. C. Fl. Read. pastor of the First
Baptist church. Moline, has been invited
to take charge of church at Salt Lake
City, which church is under the wing of
the Baptist Home Mission Society of this
country. After considering the matter, it
is understood that he has been unable to
reach a conclusion, but that he has final~
ly consented to make trip thither to
look the field over and he departed for
Utah's capital this morning. Mr.. Read
is brother of the Rev. |. W. Read OF
this city, and is likewise very able and
earnest preacher. The fact of the two
brothers being so close together in theil
work has been exceedingly pleasant. aut
if the Moline pastor accepts the call to
Utah, and Mt. Read of this city, the ofict
of superintendent of missions of th'
state of Illinois, to which he has beer
appointed, it will take them good ways
apart.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

The rafter. B. Hershey, while going
over the rapids at $50 Saturday
afternoon, struck a rock mile and
half above Hampton. and sunk in about
six feet of water twenty minutes after
striking. The boat is owned by the
Hershey Lumber company of Muscatine,
and is valued at $12 900 and she will be
damaged $4,000 at least by the accident
Capt. Brcisson. is her master, and John
Wright is engineer. Kahlke, Bros, of
this city, have gone up to assist in rails
ing her. The engineer, Mr. Wright, was
in the city this morning. and claims
that the obstruction which she. struck
was in the channel, and that it had no
business there. The boat will be raised
Immediately
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31
FOUR ICE HOUSES BURN.
Destructive Fire ON sylvan E~iaad--
Suspicious Of EHcenaiari~m.

TaSptrtuhr
AT II o'clock last evening the eastern
heavens were brilliantly illuminated, and
people down town might well have
thought the lumber yards of the Rock
Island Lumber Il Manufacturing company
were ahlaze. There was the usual terrific
changing of bells. disturbing everybody
in the city, the dashing out of hose carts
with small boys on the ropes, etc. but it
was soon learned that the fire de
partment was useless. The cause
of the reflection was the destruc .
ton Sby fire of the four immense ice
houses grouped together on Sylvan
island, and owned by the Moline Ice Co.
The buildings were almost entirely de-
stroyed with total loss of 81 800. There
were two thousand tons of ice in the
houses, and the loss thereon is
$4,000. The loss on buildings was ST.
500, sawdnst $500 and tools $500. There
was no insurance.
There are rumOrs of incendiarism, but
this is not substantiated. The buildings
were recently transferred to ShalIburg &
Tropp of Moline, but were not paid for
| and now go back to the original owners,
the Moline Ice company.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

Lost-A small pocket book containing
$50. Ten dollars reward for Its return to
this Office.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31
BRIEELETS.

STARTERS at McCabe's.
Ice cream, at Krell & Maths.
Watch your front gate tonight.
MIR. Eli Mosenfelder is in Chicago.
Oysters, oysters, at Krell Il Maths,
Ernst Speidel left last night for Chica-
go.
Oysters served in every style at:krell &
Maths.
Large decorated trays 10 cents each at
McCabe Bros.
Mrs. F. H. Kaupke has returned from
Indianapolis.
Good all wool scarlet blankets SCI
at McCabe Bros.
New datee, new figs, at KreIl & Maths
confectionery.
Nice, soft. white bed blankets, rs cents
a pair, at McCabes.
Chas. Case, clerk in the supreme court
at Ottawa, is in the city,
Miss Florence Angel, of Geneseo, is
visiting in the city.
Stew pans and nickel-handled fire
shovels cents each at McCabe Bros.
Miss May Busenback, of Cambridge, Is
visiting her friend, Miss Kate Halves.
Large Tin water pals and 10>quarl dish
pans IA cents each at McCabe Bros.
Geo. Wright, the brakeman injured in
the c., R. l. & P. yards Saturday, is i'm
proving.
Sheriff Silvis took Tom Williams, the
convicted horse thief, to Joliet this
morning.
Hon. Pat O'Mara and Mr.. J T. Ken.
worthy returned from a successful shoot
this morning.
| Magistrate Bennett collected $77. in
October; $54 50 in fines, and $22 50 il
police fees.
Go to Krell & Maths and get dish o
those fine, large New York counts served
in any style.
For rent New building suitable fo
meat market, corner Fortieth street ant
Fifth avenue.
! Col. Baylor announces that the gov
eminent bridge will not be open befor
Thursday morning.
Tomorrow will be the festival of A
Saints, and there will be services i
Trinity at 10 a. m.
The social at the parsonage of the Fir'
Baptist church has been changed froi
Thursday.to Tuesday evening.
Miss Helen Casteel, of Port Byron,
visiting at the residence of her brothe
Deputy County Treasurer Casteel.
There will be, crowd for those J
Inch nicots, 81 cents per yard. at NJ,
Cabe Bros. tomorrow, Tuesday only
big job" 36 inch wool nicots 81 cent
per yard. Tuesday only. at Mecca
Bros; quantity limited None aft
Tuesday.
A busted manufseturer-1,0 900 go,
halters. Is cents; good stylish bug.
= harness, $5.68 each while they last.
Q McCabe Bros.
There W little fire out on Sher
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31
AT THE THEATRE.
Minnie VI addern in Caprice Fine
Entertainment TO Light Bu-insss' :
The Mc6ibeHy Family Next

Entertainment TO Light business
The McGibeny Family Next
Miss Minnie Madden appeared at Hsr-
pers theatre Saturday night as Mercy
Baxter and Lucy Ashton in Howard Tay-
lor's play Caprice The first act res
veals a summer camp in the Adirondacks,
not far distant irnm Jelhro Bakers
farm house. Mercy. the totally unedu-
Gated daughter of The farmer, lascinates
Young artist of good family, vino spends
his holidays in the neigbborhood and
who finally marries The country girl. A
short period ensues, of love in cottage,
but the artist grows weary of his poor
ungramInatical wife. and, after much
| pathetic expostu,ation with her father for
not having sent her to school, Mercy
leaves her husband and devotcs eight
years to course of education which sue
ceeds admirably. Everything turns up
all right. Becoming an "eddicted"
lady, Mercy embraces Jack Henderson, as
upon former occas on righteousness
| falls into Il arms of peace.
Miss Madden a very charAi lg ac>
tress, with somewhat lniAed cnaracteris
| tics. She has rich cultivated voice and
is possessed Of many Municipalities,
which give reality and charm to her act
| ing. The support was very good, Mr..
| Arthur Forrest as Jack Henderson. MI.
Harry Wilson as Old Farmer Baxter,
and Mr. Chas. Stanley AS Philander Potts
were particularly good.
Caprice is an impressive and truthful
exposition upon the value of good school
ing, which might with great advantage
TO the rising generation, be brought be>
fore the eyes of all boys and girls of the
United States The audience was light,
and We regret To say, quite unapprecia>
tive. Such an entertainment should have
been gwen mole liberal patronage.
TIE M'GIBNEY FAMILY.
The McGlbney family troupe which APP
pears Mt Hsrpear's theatre next Thursday
and Friday evenings, under the auspices
of Buford post, is personally so attractive
that the whole audience experiences a
kindly interest in the domestic scene, and
it is more in the character of friends than
critics, the renditions are listened to. Be-
sides this, it is so rare a sight nowadays
| to behold a nice, talented lady, still in
the vigor and beauty Of early woman
hood, the mother of dozen children. and
exceedingly proud of them she herself a
good artistic. and they inheriting her tai
cnt. That alone makes it worth going to
the entertainments, and the singing is
certainly excellent
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31
VILLAiNY.
A f0ung Lady Robbed upon the street
--Aascaiity at PreemptiOn-- Larceny
af Ri

n OuHs AuuN nOUbeu upon tut StFtrt
-AascaIity at Presumption Larceny
at the Library
Saturday evenings ARGUS contained
an account Of the robbing of Moline
lady of her hand satchel upon the streets
of Davenport and the escape of the vii
lain perpetrating the deed Saturday
evening. shortly after 6 O'clock Miss
Carrie Davis, daughter of the American
Express messenger, in company with her
friends, Misses Carrie and Lydia Gamble,
of Moline. left K!ngsbury's store on Sec
ond avenue, to go to Miss Davis home on
Fifteenth street. They noticed strange
man following them. and they had Just
reached the middle of the block be-
tween Third and Fourth avenues and
opposite the Rev l. W. Reads residence,
when the scoundrel rushed upon them
and Selling the small hand satchel which
Miss Carrie damble carried upon her arm,
wrested it away from her. despite resist
ence on her part, and fed The satchel
contained S3 and some odd change in
money, two rings. one diamond, and
the other ruby and pearl. valued at $3.50,
and were peculiarly precious to Miss
Gamble because of associations. The
police were notified. and later in the
evening Officer Wichman of this city, and
Officer Howard of Davenport. found the
rings at Goodwin's second hand store
across the river, where they had been
sold for trifie, and returned them. AZ
terward the Davenport police arrested a
suspicious looking individual, but he was
Rot identified as the man.
Mention has been made in the ARGUS
of the sale of Mr.. Benz. Whltsitts yalna
BILE farm at Presumption to Chicago par>
ty. 1t was revealed Saturday evening
that the would-be purchaser is fraud,
and pretty cheeky one at that. Last
week a stranger appeared at Presumption
gave his name MS Frank Osborne, of Chi
cagO He negotiated for the purchase of
the Whitsitt farm. but paid no money.
Then he bought a team from an old far
mer by the name of Jones, but paid moth
ing for it. He had plenty of cash accord
ing to his representations, and his
appearances bore out his assertion,
and he claimed he would settle
all his bills at once. For the
team he WAS to pay $500. and on last
Friday, he borrowed the team to 60 to
Cable This was the last seen of him d.
Sheriff Silvis was notified, and traced the
team to Davenport where he found it,
but no Mr. Osborne. Mr. Silvis brought
the team over and placed it in Miller's
stable, and is now looking for the clever
schemer who got away with the team.
Mr. Whitsitt still retains possession of his
farm at Presumption
A valuable copy of Webs.er'S una
bridged dictionary was stolen from the
public library this morning The thief
entered with y box about the size of the
dictionary under his arm, and after en-
tering the reading room removed the pa-
per wrapper from the box, gered the
book with it and walked out. Later the
box Was found under the table and the
dictionary gone No cine to the thief.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

We nave just received Il consignment
of two hundred ladies Newmarkets, in
GLIDING all the latest STYLES in checks and
plaids, boucle, bison cloth, tailor made
and other fashionable effects, in all sizes
and colors, worth between Sl2 90 and
SlS apiece. To create little excitement
and encourage cloak buyers, we have de
cided 10 place these goods on the market
at the exceptional price of S. each. This
price will prevail all the week, an oppor
tunity never offered before.
NJ. ARNOLD.
1919 West Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

J. W. Henry, Charlottesville. Ind.
manufactures hard wood lumber in COM
mon white and burr oak bridge plank
2x4, 3x4, AKA and 4x6 free on board cars
at Rock Island, Davenport and Moline,
for $22 per one thousand feet
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

"The east wind will blow, and we shall
have snow-and what will the children do
then, mammaf" You'll wrap yourselves
warm and play in the barn-for haven't
| got big bottle of DIR. Bulls Cough
Syrup"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31
CALL and EXAMINE


on OvercOats.
7472 Can't be beat, only 81 so
$3.50 The best in the markets 80
1852 A good heavy ulster, 5 IS
1901 Triffie better 6 90
900 All wool fur collars
and cuffs 9 90
5000 All wool chinchlilla
black, 9 90
5059 All wool chinchilla
brown, 8 GO
2916 All wool corkscrew
worsted black 9 so
291S All wool corkscrew
worsted brown, 9 so
1921 Our Leader, satin
lined, Melton, Is 90
1926 All wool, chinchilla
with beaver collar
and cuffs, Is so
5055 Our beautiful line of
61S6 Melton, Kersey's
1924 and Chinchillas. at IS 90
31S7 The finest coat in the
2S19 three cities, genuine
1882 beaver collar and
cuffs, % 90
We also have a full line of
Boys and ChiIdren's Overcoats,
too numerous to mention.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

Six per cent loans by the Rock Island
Building and Loan association, Tuesday
November /, 1897. Stock in the twentys
second series. E. ii GUYER,
Secretary.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

Distress after eating. heartburn, sick
headache and indigestion are cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t also creates a
good appetite.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-12

Ii doesn't fall to the lot of every man to
destroy. 81. SOC, 900 of bonds in one day.
Secretary L. NJ Schwan, of the East Ten
neSsec, Virginia and Georgia railway, had
that experience In New York city a few
days ago. The bonds in this case We're
required to be destroyed by the terms Of
the railroad company's recent reorganiza-
ton, and Secretary Schwann was glad to
undertake the task: it would be an achieve
ment worth remembering when grandchil-
dren in years to come got to clambering
over his knee SO he summoned friend or
two with whom he was willing to share the
glory, and heaping up the engraved GER
tificates on the vaults floor set match to
the pile, which rose four or five feet high
and was a dozen feet long. The match
didn't do the work. The parchment sheets
were packed too tight to burn. Alas, Score
tray Schwan, That which he had accepted
as a pleasure which he had expected to
consume a possible half hour, took all the
day, for in no way could the flames be
coaxed 10 do their duty except by his dill
igence in feeding the blaze at the rate Of
a dozen sheets at q time he went homo
late at night the tiredest man in Wall street.
If the fire had got into securities that no
body had wanted destroyed, philosophical
Secretary Schwan, the merest bit OF
spark would have been enough to turn the
whole lot to ashes in jiffy.-New Orleans
Times Democrat
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-12
Mr.. EyartS and His Auditor.

The president has described to friend
the circumstances of shutting off Of Hon.
William III. Evarts at the ceremony Of the
unwilling OF the Bartholdi statue 1t was
the most appalling noise that l ever heard
at any celebration he said every fell
low who had hold of bell or whistle
cord appeared to he pulling with all his
might and determined to be the last to STOP
1t seemed to me that the gestures made
from Bedloes island to induce the whistlers
and bell ringers to stop was taken as q sig
nal of encouragement to go on. l had been
told that Mr. Evarts had given instructions
that when he had spoken eleven minutes
the veil was to be dropped from the face Of
the statue. When the eleven minutes had
expired tho signal was given, although the
speech had not concluded. The din that
followed the dropping of the flag from the
face of the statue was terrific and pro-
longed. Dir. Evarts kept on for few
moments, his words inaudible to any one
Finding that the noise was to be kept up
for an indefinite time, he turned to me, and,
standing only foot away, he went ON talk
ing while whistles bells, and cheers kept
up an accompaniment. He got through
before the saluting steamers had ceased
footing. l think that L am the only person
who heard that part of Mr.. Evarts' speech.
The situation was interesting, though con-
fusing, and l suppose l shall be pardoned if
l admit that | have no very clear idea Of
what the gifted orator was saying. AS good
luck would have it, the noises had entirely
ceased when it came to my turn to speak,
and / had little difficulty in making myself
heard by persons on the outermost edge Of
the throng before the platform. Cor.
New York Times
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-12
Not a Good Bed in Germany.

There is not good bed in North Ger
many, unless in some family of extraordin-
airy refinement, or in the house Of some for
eigner and made for his especial use. The
German bed seems to have taken for its
model the traditional military bed of the
ancient rulers of Brandenburg. 1t repels
the intending occupant by its narrowness.
When he has placed his weary form upon it
he becomes suddenly conscious of the pro1-
unity of unyielding material and of hard
protuberances to his aching bones. The
covering is scanty. The pillows are so thin
that a dozen of them scarcely raise the
head above the prevailing level of the mat
treSS.
OF late years an effort has been made 10
supplement the pillow and economic feath-
ers by sort of triangular bolster, which
comes down Just far enough to torture the
shoulder and insure a night of feverish rest
leSsnesS if not of agony. South of Dresden
the bed shows some glimmering signs Of
sense. The amelioration begins at Prague
and extends throughout Austria Hungary.
And yet the standard of education is said
10 be higher in SaXony than anywhere else
in the world. The per cent. Of suicide Is
also the highest The excess of suicide has
been attributed to the excess of education,
but is it not barely possible that the Saxon
bed has something tx do with the singular
tendencv-Dresden Cor. San Francisco
Chronicle
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-12
He KneW Not Webster.

Daniel Webster once made a great speech
before an audience of thousands in a natural
amphitheatre among the Green mountains in
Vermont The writer in the Boston Post
recently visited the spot, and found it a
wilderness. "The desolation was perfect,
and as bear, utterly Indifferent to our
presence, shambled across the road in front
of us, we were still more impressed with the
fact that the wilderness, with its accustomed
inhabitants, had long resumed her ancient
reign. Driving along for a mile or two, we
saw a solitary shanty, and forsaken looking
man who had just finished milking a starved
COW. We stopped and asked if he knew the
spot where Webster had spoken. Webster
who was himr Why, he was a great
American orator who made a speech some
where around here many years ago. 4
never hern on he, an I've been heren fur
more'n thirty year. '"-Philadelphia Call.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-12
Rhinestone Diamonds.

Makers Of glass pendants for chandeliers
find ready sale for ali imperfect and broken
pieces They go to the firms engaged in the
manufacture Of Rhinestone diamonds
(which no one but the keenest experts can
tell from the genuine gems Detroit Fres
Press
II Is related that while United Ssatss
Minister Sunset Coz was in Conseantinople
be and bis wife asked lady of high birth.
but q native Of the country, to take drive
with them one afternoon, and she consented
10 go. As soon, however, as they drove on
70 the street the driver was at once arrested
scd the carriage ordered back by the police
THIS was owing 10 the existence Of a law in
Ccnssansinople that no native woman Of noble
family shall Be seen driving In public
With foreigners or persons no: Of Mosissn
hith.-BosSon Transcript